Everton: Door opens for David Moyes swoop amid £26m Karl Etta Eyong developments
Declan Carr is a senior football writer for Goodison News as part of the Breaking Media network. With a background in sports journalism, Declan provides expertise in breaking news and long-form analytical content on Everton. Based in Liverpool, Declan has previously worked for Sports Mole and Vavel, after graduating from Liverpool John Moores in 2024 with a Masters in Sports journalism.
David Moyes’ side will be looking for reinforcements up front after Beto and Thierno Barry failed to convince last season.
The Levante striker has previously been on the Blues’ radar and they could step up their pursuit as a transfer door opens.
A report from talkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs on 8 June claimed that Etta Eyong is proritising a move to the Premier League.
That could lead to a move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium outfit, if they put their hat in the ring for a player who has attracted interest before.
Approaches made for Karl Etta Eyong
The report claims that two English clubs have made approaches to the Valencia-based club.
It states that the player is also attracting interest from sides in the Turkish league.
Levante are understood to be looking for a fee around the £26million mark to part ways with the Cameroon star in the summer window.
Everton will be cautious when it comes to Etta Eyong
Everton will surely exercise caution when it comes to buying a young striker from Spain once again.
The latest developments from that country give encouragement that they can add him to their squad, but whether they want to, is another matter.
Barry was signed from Villarreal and is a similar age and he has not exactly hit the ground running yet, which suggests that it may be a difficult adjustment.
It could be different, as players do not react in the same way, but it is a cautionary tale for the Toffees, and they may have been scarred.
Etta Eyong featured 33 times in La Liga last season, notching seven goals and four assists, per Sofascore, which is a lower total than the current L3 ace before he made the move.
Barry notched 11 goals and four assists in 35 games in the same league in the 2024-25 season, which suggests that the 8-cap international would not be an improvement.
The Toffees will be keen to not get burnt again when it comes to the Spanish striker market, so they may not be too willing to go for another one just a year later.